Pennant coralfish and snappers, in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

From the archive record

Inside the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean at the Andaman, one can find a varied array of marine life inhabiting underwater. In this particular clip, you can find the pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus), also known as the longfin bannerfish or coachman. It is a tropical fish of the family Chaetodontidae. It is also known colloquially as the "poor man's Moorish idol". Then a school of yellowtail snappers (Ocyurus chrysurus) comes in view. They feed on shrimp, crabs, worms and smaller fish. They spawn in groups off the edge of reefs from spring to fall, but heavily in midsummer. Yellowtail snapper is highly prized for its light, flaky meat and is considered by some to be one of, if not the best of the snapper family. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock fo